Category Archives: Italy

Cinque Terre, which means Five Lands, comprise the five small coastal villages of Riomaggiore, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso. They are part of the UNESCO world heritage and we visited them during our last Italy trip. We reached Cinque Terre villages by train, as it is the easiest way to get there due to the very limited parking options once you reach...

After spending a few days in Venice, exploring historic Venice on foot but also some nearby colourful islands, it was time for us to continue our Italian journey. We took the train to Firenze to spend the rest day over there. It took us two hours to get there from Santa Lucia station in Venice....

For our last day in Venice, we were determined to see Saint-Marco square before the tourists flock there! We got up extra early that morning and had a look at the square before it was packed with people and it was lovely! St. Mark’s Square dates from the 11th century but apparently, there was...

After visiting historic Venice on foot, we got up really early that day and took a boat to Murano, the island famous for its glass. Murano was a commercial port as far back as the 7th century, and today it is the best place to buy glass with threads of gold (aventurine), multicolored glass (millefiori),...

The best season to visit Italy in my opinion is spring.. temperatures are nice.. not too cold, not too hot, and of course, there are not too many tourists. We really wanted to avoid Easter at any cost so we went there in March and had a fabulous time. For our first day, we...